No Halloween in Mexico?! Thread Closed

Question

I've heard from some people that Halloween is not celebrated in Mexico? Is it rumor or truth? If it is true, why? Do they have someting in subsitute of it? If yes, is the holiday just kept low key?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Halloween is not commonly celebrated in Mexico, but most of the cities by the border celebrate it. (Tijuana, Mexicali, Ciudad Juarez, etc) where is common to see kids on some streets "Trick or Treating" during that night. Also Halloween is shadowing by a mayor celebration near Halloween's day. On Nov.1st and 2nd, "El Día de los Muertos", the Day of the Dead has been celebrated in Mexico, and other Latin countries. This is a very special ritual, since it is the day in which the living remember their departed relatives. Sometimes, when people of other cultures hear for the first time about the celebration of the Day of the Dead, they mistakenly think it must be: gruesome, terrifying, scary, ugly and sad. Nothing further from the truth, Day of the Dead is a beautiful ritual in which Mexicans happily and lovingly remember their loved relatives that have died. Much like when we go to a graveyard to leave some lovely flowers on a tomb of a relative.

Answer 3

In Mexico they celebrate Halloween, but it's only for kids really and there's no 'trick-or-treating' involved. People dress up and go to parties etc.

"In place" of Halloween is El Día de los Muertos, wherein families get together to celebrate their departed loved ones with traditional foods, visits to cemeteries, gifts, etc.

edit: dia is masculine